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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
1975: A Pivital Year For KISS,
This review is from: Dressed to Kill (Audio CD)
THE BAND: Gene Simmons (Gene Klein), Paul Stanley (Stanley Eisen), Ace Frehley (Paul Frehley), Peter Criss (Peter Crisscoula).
THE DISC: Released 3/19/75. Recorded at Electric Lady Studios (NYC). 10 songs clocking in at approximately 32 minutes (amazingly short in this day and age... 8 of the 10 songs were under the 3 minute mark). A classic black and white photo of the band in their face paint and leisure suits standing on a NYC corner is simply classic (not to mention Peter's buck saddle shoes and Gene's clogs). Originally released on Casablanca Records in 1975; this remastered edition was released in 1997 on Mercury's label. Much improved sound in my book (deeper bass guitars and crisper highs). Liner notes are slim - a 2 page fold out with song titles, writing credits and times. Underneath the disc on the inside cover, there's an informative 5 paragraph history of what the band was going through at the time. COMMENTS: "Dressed To Kill" was the band's 3rd album in 13 months. Where I have a hard time listening to Kiss' 1973 debut and "Hotter Than Hell" (due to a very slow/labored feel to the songs and extremely poor sound production), I have absolutely no problem sitting down and listening to "Dressed To Kill" for repeated spins. Neil Bogart was at the helm for "Dressed To Kill" (Kiss' first 2 albums were produced by Ken Kerner and Richard Wise)... maybe that's the main difference. The band's first big hit is here - "Rock & Roll All Nite" - and it's a worthy anthem for our youth (even 30 years later). The song symbolized the inimitable relationship between Kiss and their hardcore fans. But, the deeper tracks on "Dressed" are totally captivating. The fast paced "Room Service", "Getaway", and "Love Her All I Can" simply don't let up. The slower songs like the now classic "She", "Two Timer" and "Ladies In Waiting" are all Gene Simmons penned songs about the opposite sex (surprised?). Still, their beats are unforgettable. And perhaps the most daring song, "Rock Bottom" with it's delicate acoustic intro, mixes the soft and hard side of Kiss. 4 songs from this album made it to the infamous "Alive!" album released in the same year. 1975 was a pivital year for Kiss - their unique brand of music entertainment was in high demand, but Kiss was shut out of major concert tours because they routinely performed better than the top-billed acts. Greater things were to come in the same year with "Alive!" being released - catapulting them into rock stardom. I love "Dressed To Kill" and it is easily my favorite "early" Kiss.
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An Underappreciated Masterpiece From A Truly Timeless Band,
By Taxl Rose (Anarica) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dressed to Kill (Audio CD)
All the people who say Kiss was not talented, that they were for 9-14 year old boys, who dismissed them as a joke, I wonder if they've noticed that Kiss is still selling millions of albums after over 25 years of the best. This album is really a great piece of music. Paul Stanley shines throughout, but especially on Room Service, Rock Bottom, C'mon and Love Me and Anything FOr My Baby. Gene is his usual outstanding self on Two Timer, Ladies In Waiting, and She, possibly the heaviest song the band ever recorded. Peter Criss' drumming is good as always and his lead vocal on "Getaway" is really cool. Ace's guitar playing is what makes the album, though. He is the greatest guitarist ever born and he gets so little respect. But the crown jewel is "Rock And Roll All Night", an ageless anthem that will play on throughout the next millenium. And now that Kiss has decided to call it quits, their music and impact on the world will stand undiminished and live on through the ages at truly the greatest and most influental band ever.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Over 30 years and it still rocks and roll all nite!!!,
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This review is from: Dressed to Kill (Audio CD)
Situation;KISS is an unknown band that made is appearance 2 years earlier,after two respectable album sales KISS`s 3rd album,the last from the pre-Alive!sequence their record breaking album Alive that would follow up months latter.Dressed to kill is the record that came out after hotter than hell,and as you can expect it has better sound.Many good tracks here rarities like classics.
Songs;The most known song on the album is `rock n roll all nite`the original version this song would become big after they performed it on Alive.Many songs are about love like;c mon and love me,love her all i can,anything for my baby,she,ladies in waiting.As i said earlier it has way better sound than hotter than hell but its less heavy. They took some stuff from the wicked lester era and putted it here `She`,`love her all i can`were co-wrote by Gene with Steve Coronel and it fits very well here.They took these songs because the record company wanted another album and a that time KISS were running out of songs. So they came out with `she`and `love her all i can` and they fit well on dressed to kill.Its a pre alive album so definetly a must have for fans.They didnt rush anything they did a simple album with short time little more than 30 minutes but the result is awesome. Dressed to kill was also the band`s first album to reach the top 40 and it went gold like the other begening albums and it has 10 tracks that are KISS classics.While hotter than hell was more about their basic rock n roll they got fancy on this one,short running time and tracks under 3 minutes but the result is the same ,a great kiss album.The band was worried with its airtime because it was so short but in the end it was great. The list of songs is; 1.Room service 2.Two timer 3.Ladies in waiting 4.Get away 5.Rock bottom 6.C mon and love me 7.Anything for my baby 8.She 9.Love her all i can 10.Rock n roll all nite Some of the songs here would be on Alive in a few months this is the last album until they get famous as Alive would get quadruple platinum and destroyer triple platinum.An album fans shoudnt be without ,really good, awesome you will love it!
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